thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
stupid girl; stupid woman
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to try to do; to attempt to do
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
moving tale; impressive tale
second marriage; remarriage
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to order; to command; to appoint
one by one; in detail; minutely
to have the privilege of doing
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
simple and clear; plain and simple
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
extreme close-up (photo, shot)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
malignant disease; virulent disease
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
how; in what way; how about
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful